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When the chips were made matter....
by Guest D.Whitehurst- 0 replies
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well my old computer had a AMD Phenom II x4 955BE 3.2Ghz Processor in it and could only be overclocked to about 3.9Ghz well i bought a new Phenom II x4 955BE 3.2Ghz Processor and WHAM! 4.2Ghz Overclock STABLE without rising voltage thats really good for this chip and known overclocks.... so when the chip was made (WHAT BATCH) it came from matters every chip is diffrent... BUSTED...
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Newegg may as well die... :S
by Guest D.Whitehurst- 4 replies
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well i was joking when i said newegg may die, but its becuase i recieved my stuff and not only was the motherboard DOA but the Grapghics card and PSU was aswell... i have several friends look at the stuff with me to check to make sure i did everything right, even tho i do lol ive been building computers since i was 8... lol im almost 19 now, so i better know what im doing??? anyways yeah SO AND THEY FREAKIN MESSED UP MY PROCESSOR LOL I ORDERED A AMD PHENOM II x4 955 BE and got a crapy AMD Athlon 4400... i was like WT!!!!, lol newegg didnt do it of course but still it was sealed and all but im not sure what happen there? maybe someone in the AMD Factory put thier own crap…
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I need help on picking a new Gaming rig out.
by Guest Toby5- 4 replies
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Im really new to Gaming Computers. Right now (as some of you may know) I have a Dell Inspirion 520 with a Intel Core 2 duo processor and 2 gigs of ram. I bought it in 2007 for a Family PC. I'm looking to buy a gaming PC though. Not a Alienware on XPS but I want to build my own like most of you on here. I know very little on this so I was wondering if some of you could make some suggestions. I was thinking of going with the i5-2500k because I heard good things. As for the mobo or anything els like that idk what to buy. I have a budget of about $1300 USD, and this is to build a new computer not add to excisting one. Any help would be nice. And also i'm happy to be a new…
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Comp build help
by Guest LTC.DentalMav=US=- 17 replies
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Ok guys, so now that we are moved in and things are settling down, I should be back soon. The next important piece of business here at home is a new Comp that can handle BF3 :) Here's the catch I have never built one, and comp knowledge isn't my forte (I know, I can perform surgery on people's nerves/faces yet building a comp..not so much haha). That being said, i am looking for a build that will last me a bit, as room to be upgraded if needed but not kill my budget. Thoughts?
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So How many computers in your house do you have, and what are they?
by Guest D.Whitehurst- 7 replies
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well starting this thred and hoping to get feedback. just state all the computers you have and what they are and what you use them for post pics if you wish? ill post mine below
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I finaly am settaling down, with my new computer
by Guest D.Whitehurst- 0 replies
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I sold my PC for $650 i used $100 for my new soon to be kid in about a few hours. shes poping tonight! lol anyways i bought the new PC for $540 and its way better than the one i sold. Case: NZXT Gamma All Black (Nice Case Lots of room great airflow, and Cable Management) Motherboard: ASRock 770 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 770 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Bare Drive OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Processor: AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Editon 3.2Ghz Ram: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 Graphics Card: PNY XLR8 VCGGTX4601XPB-OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) OC 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Exp…
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BF3 Rig Talk Time! 1 2
by Guest RET.CDR.CrAzY_NuTtA=US=- 35 replies
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Hey guys, So i'm just gonna post here what rig i came up with from putting stuff together on e-buyer. Try and ignore the prices, most of them here are as cheap as i can get but i just put it all together on here to make it easier to see. ANY INPUT from anyone would be much appreciated, i know everyones got lives to be going on with. Planning on getting this in about a months time from now, as i go back to University early september wanna give myself a week or two to get it all sorted. Processor - Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor - £163.71 Case & PSU- CM Storm Scout + Coolermaster Silent Pro 700W Modular PSU *Special Of…
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BF3 Rig... Revisited..
by Guest RET.Capt.DoggyRanger=US=- 1 reply
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My turn to ask for help... This what I think I want to do.. Case:CoolerMaster Storm Sniper Mid-Tower Gaming Case CPU:Intel® Core™ i5-2500K 3.30 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 Cooling Fan:Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan Motherboard:GigaByte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ Lucid Virtu Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 Dolby Home Theater Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 4x SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI Power Supply Upgrade: 850 Watts - CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gaming 80 Plus Power Supply Hard Drive:1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive) Memor…
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Nice cheap Ivy PCI 3.0 gen Mobo from ASRock
by Guest Doubleome- 0 replies
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Hey guys, Was looking around and noticed this board popping up in the stores. ASRock Extreme 3 GEN 3 Compared to Asus, Gigabyte and MSI you would save quiet some money, this board does have fewer USB ports and no onboard USB 3.0 header. But does have SLI and CF support, there is also more expensive versions ofc. Plus it looks really good. I have been told its a nice board if you are not sure just do some research. And dont forget its PCI-E 3.0 and Ivy bridge ready. For my situation I dont need more then 3 USB ports, and dont have any USB 3.0 devices atm and really whats the big problem of just plugging something in the back of your PC ? Anyway just wanted t…
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New News... sorry sound.
by Guest D.Whitehurst- 1 reply
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good news guys just found out thier offering service in my area from (drum roll....) FiOs! Fiber Optic Fast Connection you can get really these days perfect for about anytthing Better than cable... :) New Speeds.... Download: 150MBPS Upload: 35MBPS awesome isnt it, or Download: 50MBPS Upload: 20MBPS or Download: 25MBPS MATCHED. Upload: 25MBPS <----------Really awesome seriously you could host like a 300Man Minecraft server + no problems easily... or one last one Download: 15MBPS Upload: 5MBPS <----------Perfect for gaming / hosting small server Great news is the price of this is not so bad only $199.99/month for the 150Dn / 35Up and i wa…
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WOW THIS IS NICE COM'ON NOW... SERIOUSLY!!!!?????
by Guest D.Whitehurst- 11 replies
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http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/184/42549999.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us wow now i have a 60MBPS/5MBPS & 25MBPS/3MBPS down, lol reason is,... im currently running the 25MBPS for VPN Hosting along with 5 Minecraft Servers the 60 MBPS is for also VPN, BF2, CRYSIS 2, and Countersrike servers, i have the 25MBPS connection hooked up to my other AMD 3 Core / 6GB Ram Desktop STRICKLY FOR HOSTING PURPOSES, and the 60 MBPS is split to my DUAL Core 4 GB Other COmputer to my RIGHT -----> lol and the MY COMPUTER uses the 60MBPS connection as well :) how does this sound?
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Gaming build
by Guest RET.CW4.ThievingSix=US=- 5 replies
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Ok so i came up with this gaming build, it use's pretty popular parts and a nice SSD while keeping the cost under $2000. Windows 7 Professional Western digital 1.5TB hard drive 7,200RPM Corsair dominator 4GB DDR3 1600 Corsair AX-750W PSU EVGA GTX570 ASUS P8Z68-V Pro OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS Coolermaster HAF X Sony Blueray burner Intel i5-2500k Corsair H80 CPU cooler Tell me what you guys think, originally i had a Soundblaster Fatal1ty in there but i cut that out because i diden't think there was much of a difference. Hopefully after i buy this PC you'll be able to hear me :D. Also what case's do you guys have/reccommend? The total price is $1937. After sh…
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560Ti untill GTX 6xx?
by Guest Doubleome- 18 replies
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Hey guys, Found some interesting info about the upcomming 28nm GPUs from AMD and Nvidia. The approx 380 USD AMD GPU will outpreform the current 6970 by 100% and be slightly better than SLI 6970. Imo this looks like 28nm is a big deal cant even wait to see how insane the Nvidia GPUs will preform. Here is my problem I was gonna get the GTX 580, but what I can tell is that the 28nm will smoke the current 40nm. Even bigger problem is that the Nvidia 28nm will release Q1-Q2 2012 and AMD will be October to December which in case of Nvidia will be well after BF3 release. So here is what I was thinking get a cheaper GTX 560Ti to last BF3 for a few months and then try …
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Little help here plox:D
by Guest Mythos- 7 replies
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Ok. I got 2x XFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB wich I run in crossfire. I am struggeling with finding my 2nd screen to be able to run with 2 screens. this is what happends. Card 1 as primary card: Main screen = exit 1 = OK Sec Screen = Exit 2 = false Main screen = exit 2 = false Sec Screen = Exit 1 = ok Card 2 as primary card: Main screen = exit 1 = OK Sec Screen = Exit 2 = false Main screen = exit 2 = false Sec Screen = Exit 1 = ok Ofc I am using exit 1 and 2 in the same card. But what ever I do my PC cannot find the 2nd screen.
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BF3 rig pretty much finalized
by Guest Doubleome- 15 replies
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Hey guys, Took me a few months but I think I have settled on this hardware. Case: Fractal Design R3 CPU: i5 2500k CPU Cooler: Antec H2O 620 prefilled watercooled set Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) (for possible SLI in the future) Ram: Corsair Vengeance (2x4GB) 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit CL9-9-9-24 PC3 12800 GPU: MSI N580GTX Twin Frozr II/OC PSU: Corsair CMPSU-850HX 850Watt (again for possible SLI in the future) HDD: Samsung HD103SJ 1.000 GB, 8,9 / 32 / 7200 SSD: OCZ AGT3-25SAT3-120G 120 GB, 525 / 500 MB/s (not 100% sure) This comes down to about 1300 euro for me, which is 1850 U…
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SSD someone needs to talk me into buying one
by Guest Doubleome- 15 replies
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Hey guys, Building a new machine for BF3 it will be roughly 1800 dollars. Now my problem is, I have never had an SSD people say its awesome but is it really worth spending about 150 dollars on 60 GB 525/450 read/write for just starting up windows and having maybe one game installed ? Im looking at a agility 3 Ocz 60gb atm. You start up your pc at the start of the day so you gain about 30 seconds each day ? time I currently spend getting a drink while my PC starts up. Imo unless you dont care about the money its not worth getting an SSD. Dont get me wrong I would love to have one but it will only add more and more to the price of the machine. SSD's do last 228…
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How to build a $550 computer that'll take on BF3
by Guest SoundOfDeath- 1 reply
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http://www.destructoid.com/how-to-build-a-480-gaming-pc-to-take-on-battlefield-3-207064.phtml
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Upgrading the PC
by Guest Drrps- 6 replies
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I want to upgrade my pc for BF3 but im not very good at choosing components, well i don't even know what to choose, lol Max budget: 600€ or 849,74 US dollars Manufacturer: System manufacturer Processor: Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz Memory: 2046MB RAM Hard Drive: 125 GB Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019) Send the links of each component too, thx
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New case
by Guest CC.Decayed=US=- 2 replies
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I have a pretty modest system, but I wanted to upgrade to a full tower from my mid antec 300. my specs 1090t oc to 3.6ghz 6950 w/ 6970 unlock shader bios 2 60gb ocz vertex2 SSD raid 0 2 1TB Sammy F3 raid 0 8ghz corsair vengeance @ 1600 xigmatek aegir heatsink http://decayed.imgur.com/ These are the pics of my build. It's a pretty unique case, in that the motherboard is rotated 90 degrees. Allows for a better bottom-top cooling since hot air naturally rises. Just wanted to share with yall. Case cost $140
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New Gaming Rig. Some help here please
by Guest Mythos- 1 reply
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Well I am going to order a new gaming rig, and Im not quite sure about my setup. Is there something I shuld change? As far as I can see its quite good soo far and all pices got good responses alltho I have tryed them my self, maybe you people have tryed them. Setup: Win 7 Ultimatum 64bit Corsair Obsidian 800D Big Tower Sort. Fans: 1x 140mm Front, 1x 140mm Bunn, 1x 140mm Ba Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD5, Socket-1155 ATX, Z68, DDR3, 2xPCIe(2.0)x16, CFX& SLI, SATA 6Gb Intel® Core? i7-2600 Processor Socket-LGA1155, Quad Core, 3.4Ghz, 8MB, 95W, Boxed Intel® SSD 510 Series 120GB 2,5" SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA3.0), 450MB/210MB/s read/write, r Western Digital Caviar® Black 2TB SAT…
